Cristina Chirichella

Cristina Chirichella (born 10 February 1994) is an Italian volleyball player who competed at the 2014 World Championship and 2016 Summer Olympics.^[1][2]

Cristina Chirichella
Chirichella in 2014
Personal information
Born	(1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 30) Naples, Italy
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Spike	322 cm (127 in)
Block	306 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Imoco Volley
Number	18
Career
Years Teams 2010–2012 Club Italia 2012–2013 Robursport Volley Pesaro 2013–2014 Pallavolo Ornavasso 2014–2024 AGIL Novara 2024– Imoco Volley
National team
2014– Italy
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Italy World Championship 2018 Japan Team 2022 Poland/Netherlands Team FIVB Nations League 2022 Ankara Team FIVB World Grand Prix 2017 Nanjing European Championship 2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/Romania Team 2019 Turkey Team

Career

Chirichella played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship.^[3] There, her team finished the tournament in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match 2-3 to Brazil.^[4] She won the 2016 World Olympic qualification tournament Best Middle Blocker award.^[5] She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017.^[6]

Awards

Individuals

• 2016 World Olympic qualification tournament "Best Middle Blocker"

Clubs

• 2015 Italian Cup – Champions, with AGIL Novara
• 2017 Italian Super Cup – Champions, with AGIL Novara
• 2016–17 Italian Championship – Champions, with AGIL Novara
• 2018 Italian Cup – Champions, with AGIL Novara
• 2019 Italian Cup – Champions, with AGIL Novara
• 2018–19 CEV Champions League – Champions, with AGIL Novara
• 2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup – Champions, with AGIL Novara
• 2024 Italian Super Cup – Champions, with Imoco Volley

References

1. Cristina Chirichella Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
2. Cristina Chirichella Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
3. "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
4. Carneiro, Leandro (12 October 2014). "Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália". UOL (in Portuguese). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
5. "One Last Thriller As Olympic Qualifier in Japan Draws to a Close". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
6. "All Star Game: A Bergamo la sfida Selezione Italia vs Resto del Mondo" (in Italian). Bergamo: Volleyball.it. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.